Off Screen

March 11th 2002 John R takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam biggest skyscraper John R demands to speak with the Philips head of SoundVision His goal is to warn people about a largescale fraud aimed at brainwashing consumers by means of widescreen TV sets In the film we find out about Johns preliminary frustrations his bizarre encounter with Philips head of SoundVision Gerard Wesselinck their impossible friendship rivalry and Johns armed attempt to force the executive to do penance in public